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Lawyers for former NBA player Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife, Sherra Wright, entered a not guilty plea to murder charges on Monday in Shelby County criminal court in Tennessee.

Shelby County prosecutor Paul Hagerman said before a hearing Monday that Sherra Wright won't face death if found guilty of first-degree murder in her ex-husband's shooting death. She has pleaded not guilty.

Sherra Wright was arrested in December in Riverside, California. Lorenzen Wright's decomposing body was found in a swampy field on July 28, 2010 -- 10 days after he was reported missing. An autopsy report said he died of multiple gunshot wounds.

Lorenzen Wright played 13 seasons in the NBA as a forward and center. He was born and raised in Memphis.